MP Cannings: It’s time to take a serious look at basic income in Canada.
COVID-19 has obviously changed our lives in the short term, and now there is a growing consensus that the pandemic will also bring more long-lasting changes to our society—how we value workers, how we treat our seniors, how we house the homeless, how we protect the environment, and more. One topic that is surfacing more and...
COUNCIL MATTERS: May 19, 2020, Rossland City Council meeting
Rossland City Council Meeting, May 19, 2020 By web conference School zone speeds; more room at the brewery; cannabis store application deferred; and a true bear story Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Andy Morel, Janice Nightingale, Chris Bowman, and Dirk Lewis. Staff members present: Chief...
How many cannabis retailers for Rossland?
How many cannabis retailers does Rossland want? At Tuesday’s meeting of Rossland City Council, an application to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Board, seeking permission to open a non-medical cannabis retail store, was on the agenda. The application will not be considered by the Board without a favourable recommendation...
FACTS about that Heritage Management Plan; CIP Grant recommendations; bottle bin is open! – and, ‘masks for all.’
Rossland Regular City Council Meeting, May 4, 2020 – by webcast Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Chris Bowman, Janice Nightingale, Andy Morel, Dirk Lewis. Staff members present included CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO Elma Hamming, City Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia...
Column: From the Hill -- For a fairer, safer, healthier society
At this time of year, we mark two days to remember the contribution and sacrifice that workers make for our society--the National Day of Mourning on April 28th and International Workers Day on May 1st. On the National Day of Mourning we remember those people who died in the course of their work. People who went to work in ...
Accusations and questions: Fletcher Quince challenges Kathy Moore to answer publicly
Fletcher Quince sent Mayor Kathy Moore a lengthy e-mail, published it on Rossland Bhubble as well, and asked that she respond publicly. Moore decided the Rossland Telegraph would be an appropriate forum to make her answers public, and submitted the document including Fletcher’s questions and her answers. The editor agreed...
Op/Ed: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, socioeconomic rights and the COVID-19 pandemic
By Marie-Hélène Dubé, via The Broadbent Institute As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many restrictions have been placed on fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In response, serious warnings have rightfully emerged regarding the necessity of safeguarding these freedoms...
Rossland City Council Meetings, April 20, 2020 -- held by Zoom
Editor’s Note: This report attempts to capture the substance of the meetings and to include all information of importance, but not every comment or question is included. Councillors Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Dirk Lewis, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, and Chris Bowman. 1. ...
Column: From the Hill -- About the bailout funds
On Friday, the federal government rolled out its long-awaited initiative to support the oil and gas sector., a sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the world-wide lockdowns that have ensued. Oil prices, already low at $50 per barrel, plunged as demand dropped. Within weeks, a barrel of Western Canada Select was...
Food for thought: New Zealand’s all-party cooperation success story during COVID-19
Article contributed by Fair Vote Canada New Zealand adopted proportional representation in 1996, after 100 years of first-past-the-post. For most of those 100 years, New Zealand functioned as a two-party system, with the flaws of winner-take-all voting on full display:...
